Charlamagne Tha God is hoping he has the next media empire on his hands. On Wednesday (September 9), the brash radio personality in partnership with iHeartMedia announced the launch of the Black Effect Podcast Network. The groundbreaking media network is slated to host 18 podcasts starting this fall.
The replay of his nationally-syndicated radio morning show The Breakfast Club will find a new home with the Black Effect Podcast Network. Charlamagne looks to “amplify, elevate, and empower” Black voices in the community he believes deserve to be heard on a larger scale and put in positions to succeed.
Talent joining the first Black-curated podcast network includes TV host Eboni Williams, activist Tamika Mallory and actress Jess Hilarious. There are also established podcasts already onboard such as former NBA players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson’s All The Smoke, N.O.R.E.’s Drink Champs, and The 85 South Show with DC Young Fly.
“Blackness has an immediate, culture-shifting effect on everything,” Charlamagne Tha God revealed in a statement. “Blackness controls the cool. Blackness is the culture, but Black Voices are not monolithic. The only way to appreciate the diversity of thought and experiences in Black culture is to build a platform for those voices to be heard.”
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He continued, “Our goal is to shift the narrative from Black creators signing transactional deals, to instead forming legacy partnerships that build generational wealth while allowing each creative to have an equitable stake in their future. As a long-time partner of iHeart, it’s an honor to make history with them.”
I don’t know why Charlamagne partnered with iHeart when he could have done it himself and owned the network. Now you’re a “curator” seeking to form “legacy partenerships”? You love being black so much but can’t do business without non blacks huh?
Preach!
Just because he’s not doing the way you want him to doesn’t mean an impact can’t occur.
It’s like your comment and mines, no one is going to give a shit about what we feel, yet we make these statements to generate dialogue for a purpose or to get our shit off.
Instead of listening to this turd, all you fellas and lovely ladies should listen to Colin Flaherty’s podcast “White Girl Bleed A Lot” on I Heart Radio. You might learn something.
Charlamagne clearly is behind the smearing of Joe Budden lol clearly. it’s nasty out there…
He keeps getting smacked upside the head and run outta town by black people … good luck
Charlamagne still letting people get rich off of him lol this is why Joe said what he said. I heard no lies when he said it