Source: WENN.com / WENN It seems Charlamagne tha God is staying put at the company that helped make him a household name. He has signed a new contract to keep him at iHeartRadio for another five more calendars. Page Six is exclusively reporting that Lenard is not done pulling boss moves in 2020. The on air personality has re-signed with the media conglomerate to keep him as the face of The Breakfast Club for another half decade. Additionally the new deal will afford him some added responsibilities as an executive in a Senior Creative Officer role. The Moncks Corner, South Carolina native will continue to define the strategy and content for his “Black Effect Podcast” platform which is a 50/50 venture. He detailed his enthusiasm regarding the new situation. “iHeart has shown me that the...
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Megan Thee Stallion and Q-Tip on the same track? We don’t know what to expect from such a collaboration, but it’s definitely happening. Megan Thee Stallion’s debut album Good News is just hours away from dropping and will hopefully salvage the rest of this sorry-ass year. In anticipation of the album’s release, Rap Radar’s Brian B. Dot Miller decided to revisit his Rap Radar Podcast episode featuring the Houston rapper. During the conversation, they talked about a particular project at the time that would be featuring her Hot Girl Meg persona. Miller asked her if Q-Tip would be involved in that project, and Thee Stallion replied, “Q-Tip is an album thing,” she revealed to B.Dot and Elliott Wilson. “Yeah, that’s definitel...
Source: Tom Williams / Getty Beloved by most, hated by many, and annoyed by others, Charlamange Tha God‘s “no hairs on my tongue” way of life has helped turn him from a radio personality to New York Times best-selling author. According to Page Six, Tha God just inked a “multi-year deal, multi-project deal” with Amazon’s online podcast platform, Audible. Naturally, this news only and adds more fuel to the burning rumor that he would be leaving the show that made him a household name, The Breakfast Club. On Tuesday, Audible announced that Charlamagne and Kevin Hart are working together on a series of shows for the company. “The slate of episodic long-form Audible Originals will feature fiction and nonfiction scripted series from both emerging and high wattage superstar talent that the two en...
Source: Tom Williams / Getty Charlamagne Tha God is going to be a little busier. The host of The Breakfast Club will also be holding down a weekly talk show on Comedy Central. Vulture reports that the man born Lenard McKelvey will be hosting a new weekly half-hour series that will focus on “current events and cultural issues.” Details are still being sorted and at the moment there is no solid date as to when it will premiere. However, the goal is to get the series into production by November’s Presidential election. The series reunites Charlamagne with producer Chris McCarthy, president of the Entertainment and Youth Group at Comedy Central parent company ViacomCBS, who put Tha God on MTV2, which included stints hosting Charlamagne & Friends and Uncommon Sense. Bringing Charlamag...
Source: Tom Williams / Getty The modern day lynching of Ahmaud Arbrey sent shockwaves across the nation as it was a reminder that not only are Black people continuously hunted down by both authorities and everyday Amerikkkans, but that the justice system is a complete joke as his killers were allowed to walk free until the video caused an uproar and people demanded justice. Though both his caucasian killers have since been arrested for his unjust murder, a conviction isn’t exactly guaranteed as we learned when George Zimmerman was found innocent for the murder of Trayvon Martin. But is this racial disparity in America the reason behind Black men and women going out and purchasing firearms? Charlamagne Tha God seems to think it’s a factor and truth be told, he’s not wrong. During a panel di...