1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: All right, Carlo, let's start with you. You're ready. The 2 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: iHeart Music Awards are tonight. What you got for us? 3 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: Come on big night tonight. 4 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 2: Finally, the iHeartRadio Music Awards tonight, live on Fox, hosted 5 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 2: by Luda, Yes, Luda got something to say, Yes, Storry, 6 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:22,639 Speaker 2: tlc In Bowl and Pepa. 7 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 1: So you know what they gonna do. What a man? 8 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: What a man? Yes? 9 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 2: Kalani Mightley Cyrus will receive the Innovator Award. John Millencamp 10 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah See will receive the Icon Award recipient. Also, 11 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 2: Taylor Swift, you know I'm a Swifty Taylor will be 12 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 2: in the building. 13 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 3: The iHeartRadio Music Awards. 14 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 2: It is the only awards show in the world that 15 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 2: celebrates your love of music and your favorite music listen 16 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 2: to on your favorite radio station this year again tonight 17 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 2: on Fox. 18 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 3: You don't want to miss it. The iHeart Radio. 19 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 2: Music Awards, Her Radio Music Awards nine on Fox, eight pm. 20 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 2: Thank you, Tommy seventh Central. But to get all of 21 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 2: that out, so that's it a reminder. 22 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: All right, all right, Carlo, thank you and other entertainment news. 23 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 4: In a rare interview with GQ magazine, Jay Z addressed 24 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 4: his critics regarding his billionaire status, specifically the intersection of 25 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 4: money and character. 26 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,320 Speaker 1: He said, quote, I don't give a blank. 27 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 4: Money may enhance it or may cause you to act 28 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 4: in a way, but you were going to act like 29 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 4: that anyway. 30 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: He playing. He says, your morality. 31 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 4: Defines who you are, all right, So what do you 32 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:43,759 Speaker 4: think about that particular statement, Steve, Because you always say 33 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 4: I've said it. 34 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 1: One hundred times. 35 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 5: Money doesn't change you. Money allows you to be more 36 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 5: of who you really are. Yeah, yeah, that's a true statement. 37 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: Yeah. I've been seeing clips of the interview, you know. 38 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 5: Yeah, I like jay Z's mindset now. 39 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: Because your morality defines who you are. 40 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 5: And he kind of called out rappers just beefing and everything. 41 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 5: He's saying another thing, it goes a little bit too far. Yeah, 42 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 5: he said, you know, because you're talking about you know, 43 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 5: you're blaming people's wives and mamas and kids into it. 44 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 6: He said. 45 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 5: That ain't cool, man, he said, but there, I don't 46 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 5: want to seem like the old person that's pointing a 47 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:22,359 Speaker 5: finger or nothing like that. 48 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 6: I kind of enjoyed where he was coming from. Yeah. 49 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: Yeah. 50 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 4: He also discussed the emotional toll of the sexual assault 51 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 4: lawsuit The complaint alleged that he and Diddi had inappropriate 52 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 4: interactions with an underage girl following the MTV Video Music Awards. 53 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 4: The accusations were eventually dropped. Jay Z said, quote, it 54 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 4: was hard, really hard. I was heartbroken that whole lawsuit thing. 55 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 4: That took a lot out of me. I was angry. 56 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 4: I haven't been that angry in a long time. Uncontrollable anger. 57 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 4: You don't put that on someone. That's the thing you 58 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 4: better be. You better be super sure of. So you know, 59 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 4: if you want to read the entire article, the full 60 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:12,679 Speaker 4: article is in the April issue of GQ magazine. 61 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 5: H that's dope, you know, And because you know, you know, 62 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 5: you come out with this stuff online because you're trying 63 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:22,519 Speaker 5: to get clicks, views and stuff. You have no consideration 64 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 5: of what this does to a person. You just trying 65 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 5: to get yourself some clicks and views. And then and 66 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 5: then when it come out and it's not true, did 67 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 5: here you what? 68 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 6: You just nothing? No, man, that ain't right. That ain't right. 69 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: Man. 70 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 5: I never for once believe that about him, not not 71 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 5: even an inkling of a moment. He's just not that guy. 72 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 6: You know. 73 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, he seems smarter than that. 74 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 6: That's because he is. 75 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 5: But you know what, y'all, can we admit this, haven't 76 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 5: we always over the years as we watch these celebrities 77 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 5: who got in trouble, who got locked up, haven't you. 78 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: Like all along goal? 79 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 5: You know, man, they need to watch out now what 80 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 5: they doing? They tripping down? 81 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 6: That's crazy? That don't look right? 82 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 1: What are he over there for? 83 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 5: But if you the celebrity, don't hear the barkin. When 84 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 5: you get bit, you ain't got nobody to blame. You 85 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:20,679 Speaker 5: heard the barkin, You heard the chain dragging on the desk. 86 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 6: And go on the ground. 87 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 5: You saw king crime everyal time, and then you you 88 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 5: keep on, Yeah that's what's that. 89 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:31,840 Speaker 6: That's the ridiculous part. 90 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 5: But it gets to a point, man, where you actually 91 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 5: feel like you're above the law. And that same thing 92 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:39,160 Speaker 5: that's going on with Donald Trump. If you think this 93 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 5: man is going to get free and clear away with 94 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 5: all of this, you're sadly mistaken because. 95 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 6: At one point in time, man, you got to pay 96 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 6: the piper. 97 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: So far he has, yes, but. 98 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 6: You're gonna have to pay the piper. I don't care. 99 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: Who you are. 100 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 2: But it seems like with what's going on in the 101 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 2: country today. You know, you represent us, you're the president, 102 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 2: and you represent us to the world, to this country 103 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:10,479 Speaker 2: and to the world, and we are democracy. So it 104 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 2: comes across like we're behind this, we're behind this behavior 105 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 2: because we voted him into office. 106 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 5: But I don't think the rest of the world looks 107 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 5: at us as we're behind it. 108 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 6: But I think they just look at us like this 109 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 6: is just the worst. 110 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 5: He's our leader, he's our leader. They also know that 111 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 5: we're in the democracy. So I've been asked out of 112 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 5: this country many times, why did you all vote for that? 113 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 5: She's exactly right, that's what we are taking the hammer. 114 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 6: Put it on all of us like that. 115 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 5: Yeah, man, yeah, and we have to sit here and 116 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:50,479 Speaker 5: eat it because you know, we've been running around out 117 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 5: with our mouths saying this is the greatest country in 118 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 5: the world. This is democracy, this is the freedom we live. 119 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 5: This is our constitution. See, we just struck our flag 120 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 5: in I'm saying on that. We send young people to 121 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 5: wafer that constitution in that flag. Yeah, we send kids 122 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:11,720 Speaker 5: to that over that and this is who the representation is. 123 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 5: And I'm sorry, man, at one point in time, we 124 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 5: all have to sit here and go man, it's just 125 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 5: really real. 126 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: All right, Well, what three more years of this? 127 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 6: Stop saying it like that. 128 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 4: All right doesn't come as quickly as Christmas doesn't coming 129 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:30,919 Speaker 4: up at twenty minutes after If you can engage in 130 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,840 Speaker 4: a sport or spend time with your favorite celebrity, your 131 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 4: mentor an athlete that you love, or an entertainer, who 132 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:38,559 Speaker 4: would that be? 133 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: Think about that. We'll talk about it right after this. 134 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 1: You're listening Hardy Morning Show