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Juicy J On Never Doing Cocaine: “I Just Felt Like If I Did It, I’d Die”

September 11, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Juicy J made an appearance on The Breakfast Club on Monday (Sept. 11) to talk about his new recently released memoir Chronicles of the Juice Man. The memoir discusses challenges that Juicy J faced coming up, as well as his ascent to stardom. Revealing the path that led him from the gritty streets of Memphis in the 1980s, the Three 6 Mafia legend shares his story. He offers readers a vivid picture of his unwavering dedication to success amid numerous distractions. While Juicy J’s past includes experimenting with various substances, there’s one drug he has steadfastly sworn off: cocaine. During the interview, he revealed that this decision is deeply rooted in a haunting childhood memory. He watched a television report about a basketball player whose tragic demise was attributed to cocaine use.

“When I was like a kid, I was watching TV and I seen this basketball player named Len Bias and they said, ‘Oh, Len Bias — he died on cocaine,” Juicy J explained. “I was like, ‘I ain’t never doin’ cocaine.’ When I seen that, it stuck in my head. I just felt like if I did it, I’d die.”

Juicy J Talks New Memoir

Consequently, Juicy J went on to reflect on how he began noticing cocaine all around him shortly after that moment. Throughout his career, despite numerous opportunities and offers to indulge in cocaine, he consistently declined. Notably, before Three 6 Mafia’s Verzuz battle with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony in 2021, Juicy J engaged in a candid conversation with Nas and Miss Info on The Bridge: 50 Years of Hip Hop. He openly discussed the rampant drug use that contributed to his group’s eventual downfall. “From heroin to meth to cocaine, all kinds of pills,” he continued. “A lot of drugs were consumed during the times we were together. When everybody was sober and s–t, everybody’s on the same page. But when cocaine’s involved, you know things change. But I’m not pointing a figure at nobody, it happened.”

In earlier interviews, Juicy J has taken a vocal stance against drug use. He has shared a memory in which he deeply regrets not intervening when Mac Miller was using drugs in the studio. In a conversation with Allison Kugel, he recalled a time when Mac Miller brought in a “party pack” of drugs to the session. “We was in the recording studio and he had a party pack … it’s like every kind of drug you can take and it’s in a pack or a box or whatever,” Juicy J said to Kugel. “He pulls out this box and pops a couple of things and he offers me some coke. If I could turn back the hands of time, I would have snatched that box. And I know he probably would have tried to fight me, but I would have snatched that box and I would’ve dumped it in the toilet and flushed it.” This glimpse into Juicy J’s life and convictions underscores his enduring commitment to both his personal journey. In addition, he emphasizes the broader message of responsible choices in the world of hip-hop.

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Tyrese Gets Emotional Over Recent “The Breakfast Club” Appearance

September 10, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Earlier this week, Tyrese sat down for an interview with The Breakfast Club. Things between him and the hosts escalated at one point, however, when DJ Envy and Charlamagne Tha God called him out for his past behavior. Envy recalled Tyrese “talking crazy” to his wife, explaining that that’s why he took “a step back” from the artist.

“I never talked to your wife in a disrespectful manner, and you talked to mine in a disrespectful manner,” he described. “And I never told nobody that. You can say you were on psych meds, you can say that you weren’t. Some of the things you said, Tyrese, deserve me to box your mouth.” Later in the conversation, Tyrese explained that due to his medication, his behavior at the time was “out of [his] control.” He told the hosts, “I’ve literally prayed that people could find it in their heart to not hold me to something that I said and did while I was literally out of my mind.”

Tyrese Reflects On “The Breakfast Club” Appearance

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It looks like the interaction has weighed heavily on Tyrese, who recently took to social media to reflect. He explains that although he could go after DJ Envy and Charlamagne Tha God, he’s not going to because he wants the best for them. “The choice that I’m going to make,” he says tearfully, “is to wish them well in their careers, their marriage, their family.” He went on to thank Jess Hilarious, who attempted to deescalate the situation when it got heated. “You actually had the only heart in the room,” he tells her. “I appreciate Jess.”

“It’s all fresh,” Tyrese says, explaining why he was getting emotional on live. “One thing y’all need to know is I’ma be alright. I’ma get through this process. I’ma take this journey.” Keep an eye on HNHH for more updates on Tyrese.

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Cardi B Had A Few Choice Words About The Microphone-Tossing Incident And The Person Involved

September 8, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Cardi B has finally addressed her microphone-tossing incident. Today (September 8), during an appearance on Power 105.1 FM’s The Breakfast Club, the “Bongos” rapper shared a few choice words about the incident while performing at Drai’s Beachclub, dating back to July 29.

When host Charlamagne Tha God asked outright if she regretted throwing the object at an onlooker, she hesitated. After taking a few seconds to gather her thoughts, she said, “It was really like [just] a quick reaction.”

She continued, “And let me tell you… I didn’t want to address it because a b*tch thought I was going to go to jail. But I’m not,” referring to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s decision not to pursue the battery charges initially filed.

Cardi then went on to tell the story from her perspective: “It was hot as f*ck! That Vegas hear ain’t no joke. It was hotter than a motherf*cker. So, there was a part of the show where I told people to splash me [with water]. But even when I told them to splash me, I told them to be careful with the face… Four songs later, which was 15 or 20 minutes later, this b*tch threw water and ice on my face. So I just automatically reacted.”

“When I looked back at the video [clips], I see that she intentionally threw that sh*t in my face… I felt very violated.” Cardi then turned her attention to the concertgoer, “You were trying to be funny, but b*tch, I’m hilarious.”

The microphone from the show was later auctioned off, raising almost $100,000 for charity.

Watch the full interview above.

Cardi B is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Cardi B Keeps Her Cool When Charlamagne Suggests Her Sophomore Album Is Unneccesary: Watch

September 8, 2023 by newhiphopnews

The Breakfast Club has been on the air for a long time, and over the years, we’ve seen some of the hosts and their celebrity guests come to blows while listeners tune in. Natalie Nunn recently put Charlamagne Tha God on blast for reasons unbeknownst to him, and Chloe Bailey didn’t hold back this spring when she called DJ Envy out for not listening to her In Pieces album before their interview. The Charleston-born media personality found himself nearly feuding with their latest visitor, Cardi B, this week, though the rap diva managed to keep her cool as Charlamagne pressed her about her sophomore LP.

“I’m back outside,” the New York native happily sang during her appearance on TBC. “You’ve got an album dropping next year?” Tha God asked Bardi. “Yes,” she confirmed. “What quarter?” he inquired, earning a laugh from others in the room. “I’m really looking for first quarter,” she admitted. “How you gonna narrow it down? How many records you think you got?” the journalist’s questions continued to roll out. “I wanna narrow it down to at least like 18,” Cardi reflected.

Charlamagne Tha God Expresses His Doubts

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The skepticism in Charlamagne’s voice is obvious as he asks the Hustlers actress, “Are you there? Are you close?” Rather than letting her signature attitude shine through, Cardi kept her energy sweet and soft before Jess Hilarious spoke up to check her friend. “Shut up,” she told the podcaster.

“You don’t have to drop the second album, though,” Tha God insisted. “You don’t have to put out an album,” he told the “WAP” artist in the studio today. “But I have it!” she insisted. “I believe she got a bunch of songs,” the 45-year-old speculated, though he doesn’t seem sold that Cardi will be able to combine her work into a full project.

Cardi B’s Full Interview on The Breakfast Club

Cardi B had plenty to discuss with Jess Hilarious and her co-hosts on The Breakfast Club this week. Besides spilling some tea on her sophomore LP, she also discussed her recent microphone-throwing incident, her “Bongos” collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion, and being a wife to Offset and mother to their two children. Check it all out in the video above, and tap back in later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.

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Natalie Nunn’s “The Breakfast Club” Interview Was Never Scheduled, Charlamagne Says

September 1, 2023 by newhiphopnews

The women of reality TV can’t seem to stay out of the headlines this summer. Love & Hip-Hop cast members like Erica Mena and Tommie Lee have been causing a stir online with their recent arrests. Elsewhere, Natalie Nunn is once again going viral after being name-dropped by Nicki Minaj a few months back. This time around, the socialite has our attention for a dramatic Instagram Live rant aimed at Charlamagne. She claims that The Breakfast Club “cancelled” her interview with them while specifically lashing out at the host.

During the morning show, Tha God and his co-hosts, DJ Envy and Jess Hilarious, spoke about the situation. “Y’all know stuff like that don’t phase me,” the podcaster said of Nunn’s hateful comments aimed toward him. “Natalie Nunn is more than welcome to come to ‘The Breakfast Club,’” Charlamagne added. He also made it clear that he hadn’t heard about any interviews being cancelled.

Charlamagne Calls Cap on Natalie Nunn

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Upon further discussion, it was revealed that the 38-year-old’s team reached out to TBC the day before they got into town requesting a slot on the show. Unfortunately, they weren’t taking guests due to DJ Envy’s birthday celebration. This proves that Nunn wasn’t cancelled seeing as she never landed on the schedule in the first place. As Hilarious points out in the video above, it’s possible the Zeus network misconstrued the situation to their star in hopes of stirring up some drama to increase the ratings on their controversial and at times toxic shows.

On the topic of The Breakfast Club, we recently put together a round-up of what we consider to be the radio show’s best-ever interviews. Among those on our list are R&B crooner Ray J and the rapper with the most firsts under his belt, Soulja Boy. See who else made the cut at the link below, and check back later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.

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Charlamagne Tha God Clarifies That K. Michelle Isn’t Banned From “Breakfast Club”

August 31, 2023 by newhiphopnews

During a recent appearance on The Shade Room, singer K. Michelle claimed that she was banned from The Breakfast Club and the Sony building entirely. As a part of her statement she also included details about how Michael Jackson and DMX had also reportedly been banned from the building. That revelation left fans pouring through various appearances she had made on the show in the past looking for an explanation. Subsequently in a new episode, Charlamagne Tha God is responding.

One thing he does agree with is that Michael Jackson did have unrelated issues with Sony. But he denies pretty much everything else, both the allegations that DMX was banned during his life and that K. Michelle wasn’t allowed. Charlamagne clarifies that Michelle is “Welcomed on the breakfast club anytime.” Significantly, one thing he doesn’t mention is the reported issues between Michelle and co-host Angela Yee. Consequently their beef dates all the way back to a 2016 appearance on the show where Michelle confronted Angela. Check out Charlamagne Tha God’s response below.

K. Michelle Is Welcome On “The Breakfast Club”

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Fans in the comments has strong reactions to the whole situation, many of which took issue with Angela Yee’s role in everything. “NEVER been an Angela Yee fan” reads one of the top comments. “She was banned because of Yee messy ass,” another agrees. But not all of the comments took the same tone. “I love Yee, that wasn’t Yee fault. Plus Yee is truly for her peoples,” an entirely different comment expresses.

Charlamagne Tha God is often dealing in controversy. Earlier this month fans rolled their eyes when he asked Yo Gotti exactly how far he was from the streets. The clip went viral even though there didn’t seem to be any bad blood between them in the moment. What do you think of Charlamagne Tha God’s response to K. Michelle claiming she was banned from The Breakfast Club? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Reason Clarified His And Moosa’s On-Air Argument: ‘It Definitely Shouldn’t Have Been In Public’

August 25, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Two weeks after the release of his new album, Porches, Reason appeared on The Breakfast Club to clarify one of the high-profile snafus that happened during the album’s rollout. A few days before the album’s release, Reason appeared on a livestream of the BACKONFIGG podcast, where he seemingly vented his frustrations about his label, TDE, prompting the label’s president, Moosa Tiffith, to call on and get into a heated back-and-forth with his artist.

In the course of the discussion, Moosa revealed that Reason was initially not a priority for his predecessor Dave Free, and joked that even the hosts on the podcast didn’t know any Reason songs. And while fans took the discourse as evidence of a rift between the artist and business partner, during his Breakfast Club interview, Reason asserted that while “it definitely shouldn’t” have happened in public, the discussion was just one of many and there’s no bad blood between them.

Asked if there was a problem between him and TDE, Reason said, “That entire situation, that was a conversation that me and Moo have had behind closed doors a lot…. it definitely shouldn’t have been out in the public. It’s a lot of misconceptions about that… Moosa loves this album. He helped me pick some of the records… It was just one of those things that got so nasty and ugly publicly that now, everything is ‘A Thing.’”

He elaborated that other comments he’d made accidentally fed into the narrative. For example, he’d said no one from the label came to his release party, but explained that the statement was taken out of context; he had previously had a label-led listening, but the release party was more private for family and friends. He also stood behind his statement about J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar, clarifying that he didn’t think J. Cole would be bigger than his former labelmate, just bigger in general.

He also said he had more than 1,300 songs recorded… and reiterated that he wanted to put more out. You can see the full interview above.

LL Cool J Explained Why He Shelved The Album He Recorded With 50 Cent

August 11, 2023 by newhiphopnews

It’s hip-hop’s 50th birthday and to celebrate, LL Cool J and The Roots appeared on The Breakfast Club to talk about the genre’s culture and impact while sharing anecdotes from their own pioneering careers. One detail revealed by LL in the course of the interview was that he and fellow Queens native 50 Cent once recorded an entire album together — but that LL decided to shelve it himself.

The album was first announced in 2006, right around the height of 50’s reign, with LL saying at the time, 50 reminds me a lot of the things that I used to do and the places I used to be in my life, and I think we can have a good time together. He’s talented and I feel like I have something I want to say — I think he can help me get it off my chest.”

Unfortunately, he wasn’t so fond of the end result. As he tells The Breakfast Club in the interview above, “When it was done, I listened to it. I’m like, ‘It sounds good. I like the music, it sounds cool, but it ain’t me.’ So, I ain’t put it out. It was nothing against 50, I love 50. I just wanted to try something different. Maybe we collaborate, write together … It didn’t work.” The collaboration did produce one of LL’s later hits though.

“50 wrote the chorus on ‘Paradise’ for Amerie, which she sung,” LL notes. “He didn’t write my rhymes … when that happened, I didn’t even know 50 was involved. That was The Trackmasters, they got that done.”

You can check out LL’s full interview above.

Charlamagne Tha God Wants To Know How Far Yo Gotti Is From The Streets

August 11, 2023 by newhiphopnews

In a new interview on The Breakfast Club, Charlamagne and Yo Gotti are discussing inspiring those that follow them. Last month, Gotti met the 1st lady on the White House front lawn and that interaction was core to the conversation. Gotti explains how seeing artists like Jay-Z start on the streets and go on to achieve great things and become impactful people inspired him to do the same thing. He also mentions that he aims to set others up with the same inspiration after watching the things he does. But it’s at the end of this conversation that Charlamagne Tha God asks a question that has gotten fans’ attention.

“How far removed are you from the streets” Charlamagne asks Yo Gotti. Gotti himself doesn’t seem to have much of a problem with the question and answers quickly. “All the way. Nah I’m all the way removed from the street 1000%.” Despite Gotti’s lack of issue with the question, many fans did raise their eyebrows at Charlamagne for asking it. “We need Charlemagne badge number. Asap,” reads one of the top comments on a repost of the interview. Elsewhere in the comments dozens of fans point out similar issues they have with asking someone that question.

Charlamagne Asks Yo Gotti Something Questionable

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Just last night Yo Gotti dropped in on a new song. He and EST Gee linked up for a new track called “A MOMENT WITH GOTTI” which is serving as the second single for EST Gee’s new album. Just last week Gotti released his new Gangsta Grillz tape I Showed U So. The album featured guest verses from Moneybagg Yo and Rich Homie Quan.

Earlier this year Yo Gotti put up millions to help 42 Dugg get freed. After his release Dugg explained the harsh conditions that he faced behind bars adding even more meaning to Gotti’s drive for his release. Gotti is often making generous moves to various other rappers. What do you think of Charlamagne asking Yo Gotti how far he is from the streets? Let us know in the comment section below.

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LL Cool J Explains Why Album With 50 Cent Never Came Out

August 9, 2023 by newhiphopnews

LL Cool J recently opened up about the reasoning behind him shelving his collaborative album with 50 Cent. During a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club, the rap legend sat down with the crew and explained that while he enjoyed the experience, it didn’t quite feel like him. LL Cool J mentioned that they had all the necessary components, but they were lacking that special something. “I just wanted to try something different..maybe we collaborate [or] write together, [but] it didn’t work,” he said.

On the other hand, while the album didn’t work out, the G-Unit founder still lent a hand on the rapper’s 2002 hit “Paradise” featuring Amerie. He also addressed that while 50 Cent wrote the chorus for Amerie, he had no involvement in creating his rhymes. During the remainder of the interview, the rapper mentioned potential collaborations with Ice Cube and others. The West Coast rapper was rumored to have written for him in the past, but he quickly dispelled those claims.

LL Cool J Said The Music “Didn’t Feel Like Him”

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LL Cool J has been a significant figure in Hip Hop for almost 40 years and deserves recognition for his contributions. And he recently got just that — in partnership with Universal Music, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) released 80,000 new metro cards inspired by the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop. Metro cards will feature the images of LL Cool J, Rakim, Cam’ron, and the late Pop Smoke. The initiative is part of the company’s “Hip Hop At 50 – Honoring 50 Years of Hip Hop: A Legacy of Rhythm, Revolution, and Soul” campaign.

In other related news, the rapper recently addressed rumors of a reported beef between him and the late Biggie. While appearing on Sway in the Morning, LL Cool J cleared up some ongoing speculation regarding journalist Bonsu Thompson’s theory that The Notorious B.I.G. dissed him on his 1994 Ready to Die track, “Who Shot Ya?” The rapper, however, denies this. According to him, he even tagged along with Biggie when he wrote the iconic track. “I need him to stick to his day job, and if that is his day job, he might wanna reassess that sh*t,” he jokingly said of Thompon.

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