The worth of life I've ever got was keeping it real.

We're keeping it real in the cliche term that discreets give you, which is actually keeping it criminal.

Hey everyone, welcome back to On Purpose. I'm so grateful that you keep taking out the time to

invest in your growth, your education, and for you to move forward. And today's guest is going to

help you do just that. Today's guest is super unique. It doesn't really need any introduction,

but I'm going to give him one anyway because I think that it's important for each and every person

that we have on the show. Today's guest is Charlemagne. He's best known for co-hosting the Breakfast Club.

He's a social media influencer and executive producer. And someone who I think has a really

interesting way of thinking about culture, media, and what's happening in the world today.

And I can't wait to tap into that Charlemagne. Thank you so much for making the time, man.

Thank you for having me. Yeah, thank you for having me.

Yeah, really good, man. Thank you. Yes, sir. But yeah, so today I want to dive straight in. I

called the podcast on purpose. I believe you're someone who's living a purposeful life. And I really

want to dive into what that is. But I want to start by setting your background up a bit because I

want my audience to really learn about what you've been through, where you've come from. And now

growing up, you went to jail quite a few times. Yes, indeed. Right. Tell me about what that experience

looks like feels like and how you're able to evolve from it. Well, that's an interesting question

because for me, the first time I ever went to jail, I didn't realize how much trouble I was in

because the first time I ever went to jail was for a certain Braddie with an intent to kill.

And it was me sitting in the backseat with one of my homeboys, another guy that was driving.

And you know, one of my homeboys shot at this car because me, we had just been arguing with

the guys when I really argued losing the neighborhood talking to the girls and they drove through.

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