LisaRaye McCoy made headlines several weeks ago when she spoke about Nicki Minaj, saying that she should “bow down” to the people that came before her — specifically Lil’ Kim. For years, Nicki has been fighting to stop the Lil’ Kim comparisons and, once she heard them again last month, she decided to devote part of her verse to LisaRaye.

“Dollar, dollar bill, come get her/Even your man know Nickis do it better,” rapped Minaj about LisaRaye. Her lyrics reference the actress’ claims that Nicole Murphy (another Nicki!) wrecked her marriage.

Well, LisaRaye stepped into The Breakfast Club to officially respond to the drama, getting above it and brushing it to the side.

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“Let me tell you, I didn’t know what the hell they were, first of all,” she tells DJ Envy and Angela Yee about the Barbz, Nicki Minaj’s fans. “And I didn’t know they were coming after me. Vivica Fox is the one that called and she asked me, she says, ‘Are you okay?’”

Fox explained to her who the Barbz were before giving her the rundown on why they were pissed. Once she understood, she looked into it and decided that she did not care one bit.

“Maybe about 25 comments in, I was like, ‘I don’t give a damn about this.’ ‘Cause I don’t,” she said. “I’m way above anybody that wanna come after somebody that they don’t know, want to misappropriate what I said and take it out of context. I don’t have time to be fighting that kinda fight ’cause we are fighting a real fight right now.”

LisaRaye goes on to say that music should not be about beef.

“Music shouldn’t be about a beef. It’s not mafia, it’s not gangster, it’s entertainment,” said LisaRaye. “It’s music, so let’s keep it light while we’re not tearing each other down.”

Watch below at the 4-minute point.

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When DJ Envy of The Breakfast Club shared yesterday that Russell Simmons would be joining the show on Wednesday (June 10), there was a little pushback from the public. Not everyone was happy to hear about the interview, especially Sil Lai Abrams, a woman who accused Russell Simmons of raping her back in 1994. She took to her Twitter account to call out The Breakfast Club and its hosts, calling them "rape apologists" in her tweet.

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During Simmons's video conference appearance, the Def Jam icon refuted claims that he behaved inappropriately. "I could never say that someone doesn't feel victimized," Russell Simmons said. "Thirty years ago... These stories are twenty-five to forty-years-old. I can't say someone doesn't feel victimized. I can tell you that I don't feel that I victimized them. And how can I say that? I took nine separate three-hour lie detector tests by two separate teachers. Polygraph. So I just want to share that. They're available to you. I just wanted to say that, and I don't know what else to say other than I feel terrible."

Then, Simmons said that during Oprah Winfrey's investigation, he read a report by one woman and said he "believed her." He stated, "She said she got in the car and the car door locked. My first instinct was sh*t, the car doors lock in 1990. Cadillacs. So, it was a misunderstanding as far as I can tell. But I believe her. But I also passed nine tests because I believe me." Russell Simmons added that while he does feel terrible for the women who were "victimized." he isn't the "monster" that people are painting him out to be. Check out Simmons's explanation below and let us know if you watched the controversial On the Record documentary.

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The controversial On the Record documentary has aired on HBO Max, and Russell Simmons is ready to speak his truth. For years, the Def Jam icon has been a leading voice in the music industry, but recently, his name has been entangled in controversy. For some time, Russell Simmons has stood accused of rape and sexual misconduct, and while many of the stories are from decades ago, his alleged victims have joined forces and come forward to share their stories.

Dozens of women have accused Simmons of sexual assault, and after it was shared that One the Record, a doc that highlights the story of former music executive Drew Dixon and others, would be seen by the masses, Simmons vehemently denied the allegations against him. He even went toe-to-toe with Oprah Winfrey who was an executive producer of the documentary before bowing out over what she said were creative differences.

On Tuesday (June 9), DJ Envy shared that Russell Simmons would be joining The Breakfast Club for a chat on Wednesday (June 10) morning. This was something that didn't sit well with accuser Sil Lai Abrams who has repeatedly shared her story that Simmons raped her in 1994. Simmons denied the allegations.

"Please explain this @breakfastclubam @cthagod @angelayee @djenvy Why? Why do you carry water for this man? Why now? Why are you so tone deaf? You're all complicit in ensuring that Black women's right to bodily autonomy continues to be denied. You're also rape apologists," she penned on Twitter. She wasn't the only one to call out the radio show. Check out a few harsh reactions below.

People tend to say that the only way the citizens will understand one another is if they sit down with others who have opposing views to have an open dialogue. That’s exactly what Charlamagne Tha God did earlier this week with conservative pundit Rush Limbaugh. They discussed a variety of political topics, including white privilege, something that Limbaugh stated doesn’t exist.

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“At first, I said, ‘You’re being delusional right now,’” Charlamagne recalled. “What really bothered me about that conversation is, after I left that conversation I felt like it wasn’t productive. I have no problem talking with people from the other side, I just have to feel that that’s really your truth. I don’t know if I got that from Rush. It felt more like a performance.”

The stream was recorded for both The Breakfast Club and Rush Limbaugh’s show, and Charlamagne stated that Limbaugh began taking callers once the interview was over. “A caller asked him, ‘What is white supremacy? What did Charlamagne mean when he said white supremacy, white privilege?’ He broke it down so eloquently. Rush broke it down like he knew exactly what it was. So, I was just like, ‘Why were you playing cool when I was having a conversation?’ It didn’t feel productive. It felt like a waste of my time.” Check out Charlamagne Tha God speaeking with Stephen Colbert about his interview with rush Limbaugh below.

Just weeks after Joe Biden told Charlamagne Tha God that black people weren't really black if they opted to re-elect Donald Trump for president, The Breakfast Club host sat down with conservative pundit Rush Limbaugh. The two discussed the current political climate on the radio show, including the police-involved killing of George Floyd. While Limbaugh admitted that he was "sickened" by the 46-year-old unarmed man's death, he was adamant that white privilege doesn't exist.

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“What happened to George Floyd sickened me, and I wanted to reach out to you and tell you all this," Rush Limbaugh said. "I want to make sure you have no doubt and I’m not the only American who feels this way — the senselessness of it." Charlamagne Tha God added, “R.I.P. to George Floyd but that was not an isolated incident, this is a regular occurrence. How are you going to use your privilege as a white male to combat this prejudice?”

Things got interesting when Limbaugh said he “doesn’t buy into the notion of white privilege.” He added that he thinks the concept of white privilege is "a liberal, political construct right along the lines of political correctness, it’s designed to intimidate and get people to shut up and admit they’re guilty of doing things they haven’t done... I don’t have any white privilege.”

“You’re being delusional,” Charlamagne, retorted. “You know what white privilege is? White privilege is what happened to George Floyd wouldn’t have happened to a white man." Later, when it was suggested that Limbaugh return to The Breakfast Club for a follow-up interview, Charlamagne Tha God stated he would only be open to it if the conservative talk show host would have an "honest conversation" about white privilege, but Limbaugh wasn't budging on his stance.

“I’m not denying that there are certain individuals out there that think they are better than other people. But structurally, institutionally, white supremacy — that’s a construct,” Limbaugh said. “We’re all mistreated. I’ve been fired nine times in my career... It’s called life and it happens.” Watch the full conversation below.

The Brilliant Idiots podcast, which is hosted by Charlamagne Tha God and New York comedian Andrew Schulz, tends to be a space where Charlamagne can express his thoughts and views without The Breakfast Club attachment or affiliation, directly. Thus, the podcast often dissects any recent occurrences on The Breakfast Club (as well as pop culture topics in general), especially ones like the viral Joe Biden moment.

If you’re not up to speed, Biden was a guest on the the Power 105 morning show last week, and as the interview closed out, he said: “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump then you ain’t black.” The sound bite quickly blew up, drawing backlash and eliciting a retraction from Biden, as well as mockery from Trump.

Now, discussing the topic with his co-host Andrew Schulz, Charlamagne gives his two cents on the line.

“I knew what the reaction to the line was gunna be,” he starts. “You know when you got something. You just don’t know how big it’s gunna be,” before adding: “You know when you sitting on that gold.”

Charlamagne continued, “I respect honesty, he said what was honestly on his mind. I don’t know what to tell y’all. I saw his team was spinning at as a joke […] If you think an old, powerful, white politician is ever gunna take full responsibility for his fuck ups then you don’t understand how privilege or politics work.”

The two dive deeper into politics in the episode below.

The Trump campaign is selling “#YouAintBlack” shirts in response to comments made by Presidential Candidate Joe Biden during an appearance on The Breakfast Club.

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“Well I tell you what, if you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black,” Biden said on the show, prompting a barrage of negative feedback.

“White liberal elitists have continuously dictated which black Americans are allowed to come to the table and have a voice,” said Katrina Pierson, a senior adviser to the Trump campaign. “It is clear now more than ever, following these racist and dehumanizing remarks, that Joe Biden believes black men and women are incapable of being independent or free-thinking.”

Biden has since apologized for the statement.

“I shouldn’t have been such a wise guy. I shouldn’t have been so cavalier,” Biden said. “I don’t take it for granted at all and no one should have to vote for any party based on their race, religion or background. There are African Americans who think Trump is worth voting for. I don’t think so and I’m prepared to put my record against his, that was the bottom line and it was really unfortunate, I shouldn’t have been so cavalier.”

You can check out the shirts for yourself here.

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As Gunna readies his anticipated new album, Wunna, for release on Friday, he’s been doing a bit of press. This morning, he connected with The Breakfast Club Skype for an interview that touched on the new album, recording in Jamaica and more.

As far as the release date goes, Gunna chalks up the delay to simple procrastination: “I procrastinating so much.I ended up just coming to this date,” he shared. “I recorded a little over half [of the album] in Jamaica. The documentary going to show you, like me making the songs, literally. Just from different vibes.”

They divert the conversation to Young Thug and how he’s played a role not only in Gunna’s new album (Gunna says he’s always asking Thugger for his input and advice), but in Gunna’s career as a whole. When Charlamagne Tha God asks who he thinks helped him more in hip-hop, Young Thug or Lil Baby, Gunna responds promptly with “Thug.” “I feel like Thug helped me, as far as me being an artist more and just learning the game cause he had already been in it. And Baby, just kinda created the history together, so it was bigger.”

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Perhaps the most interesting bit from the 23-minute interview though, arrives when the infamous and alleged Crime Stopper-like appearance comes up. The clip which circulated heavily online in December of last year as the result of a short-lived beef with Baton Rouge-based rapper Tec, seemingly found Gunna making an apperance on some sort of local TV show discussing his cousin who was caught up with the police. The clip doesn’t really find Gunna “snitching,” but he does seem to be discussing his cousin’s case and claims his cousin’s innocence. 

When asked about it, Gunna got straight to the facts: “Man I don’t know what the fuck that’s about, Crime Stoppers what? I ain’t never stopped a crime. Never.” Still, he admits it’s him in the video– “Yes that’s me, but that wasn’t no Crime Stopper.”

He continued his defense, explaining, “Even n*ggas just saying you snitched on who? I was never in no case. See what I’m sayin?”

As far as the video clip, he also explained a little bit of the backstory behind it, revealing, “My cousin was in a jail– a little girl got killed– and another n*gga went to court and said my cousin did it, but my cousin didn’t do it. My cousin still got life for that shit, til this day.”

Check out the new interview with Angela Yee, DJ Envy and Charlamagne Tha God below.

She's said that she and YG don't have any ill-will toward one another and have moved on from their romance, but Kehlani also shocked fans when she discussed their open relationship arrangement. Today (May 8), Kehlani shared her It Was Good Until It Wasn't project that quickly became a fan favorite, and to help promote the record, she sat down for a social distancing interview with The Breakfast Club. There were plenty of topics covered during the conversation, but her revelation about having an open relationship with YG became a highlight of the chat.

Kehlani said that she and YG went through what an "open relationship" meant to them, so when he was captured allegedly kissing a woman outside of a nightclub, she wasn't upset about it. She decided not to come forward to explain anything to the public because she didn't want to deal with the opinions of others. "It wasn't a rule-breaking situation," she said.

"I'm lowkey saying sh*t can go down, as long as everything is communicated because everyone's adults," she told The Breakfast Club hosts. "I know how this life is." Kehlani added that she doesn't "trip off most things in general" and "certain things [she] really, genuinely [doesn't] care about." However, she found out some other things that were communicated to her. "It was a lot of lies and a lot of covering up... It was deep and it was like, intricate. It wasn't a simple, I found out the basics of something. It was deep and it was intricate and it was weaving of something that turned into something else."

Charlamagne Tha God wanted to know exactly what an "open relationship" meant. "I think it's whatever boundaries that you guys set with each other," she answered. Kehlani added that no one open relationship looks like another, and couples have to decide if dating, kissing, having sex with, or having another relationship with someone else is acceptable or not. 

Kehlani did admit that YG had some reservations about her seeing other people, whether it was a man or a woman. She added that she wasn't really interested in anyone else but YG at the time, anyway. Watch the clip below.

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