Charlamagne ADDRESSES Akademiks, RESPONDS TO Dame Dash & Jay-Z, Talks Podcast Money, YouTube &am

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:38:53 +0000

Charlamagne Responds To Akademiks, Dame Dash & Jay-Z, Talks Podcast Money, YouTube & More

Charlamagne Tha God sits down with Loon on It’s Up There for a major conversation about Akademiks, Dame Dash, Jay-Z, podcast money, YouTube, ownership, Breakfast Club, iHeart, media value, and what the next generation of creators is getting wrong about the business.

Loon presses Charlamagne directly on Akademiks and the current conversation around hip-hop media. Charlamagne explains what he sees in Akademiks as a podcaster, why strong opinions matter, and why entertainment still has value — even when Loon challenges whether that value translates into comedy, business or long-term media power.

The conversation also goes into the famous Dame Dash ownership debate and how that moment shaped a generation of creators. Charlamagne responds to Dame’s “boss” message, explains where he agrees, where he thinks the market got confused, and brings in Jay-Z’s ownership logic to explain why having a piece of something real can be more valuable than owning 100% of something that cannot scale.

Loon and Charlamagne also break down YouTube, podcast money, fake market share, strategic partnerships, The Breakfast Club’s influence on urban podcasting, and why creators should stop confusing viral attention with actual business.

This is not just a podcast conversation. This is Charlamagne in the hot seat on the people, platforms and ideas shaping the future of Black media.

00:00 Charlamagne Pulls Up To It’s Up There
02:18 Why Loon Wanted This Conversation
05:05 Bad Game In The Marketplace
08:12 Hip-Hop Chasing Algorithms
11:20 Why Artists Still Need Radio
14:10 Labels Breaking Songs Instead Of Building Stars
17:35 Strategic Partnerships vs Internet Clout
20:42 YouTube, Ownership & Fake Market Share
23:55 Breakfast Club’s Real Market Share
26:44 Mess Brings Attention But Not Money

29:30 Loon Presses Charlamagne On Akademiks
32:18 Can Akademiks Really Do Comedy?
35:00 Charlamagne Explains Akademiks’ Podcast Value
38:05 Entertainment vs Real Media Business
40:50 The First Breakfast Club Viral Moment

43:12 The Dame Dash Ownership Debate
46:04 Charlamagne Responds To Dame’s “Slave” Comments
49:20 Jay-Z’s Ownership Lesson With Kevin Hart
52:05 100% Of Nothing vs A Piece Of Something Real
55:14 Why Strategic Partnerships Matter
58:02 Why iHeart Never Tried To Own It’s Up There
1:00:55 Getting In Position Before Helping Everybody

1:04:10 Confidence From Moncks Corner
1:06:45 Therapy, Anxiety & Ego
1:09:38 The Phone Call From His Wife That Changed Everything
1:12:30 God, Black Women & Therapy
1:15:22 Why Old Charlamagne Is Dead
1:18:05 Leonard vs Charlamagne

1:21:00 Calling Out Politicians vs Calling Out Rappers
1:23:50 Charlamagne’s Home Insurance Story
1:26:35 Breakfast Club’s Political Market Share
1:29:20 Farrakhan, Dick Gregory, Dr. Umar & Platform Responsibility
1:32:40 The Future Of Black Media
1:35:00 End

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