INTERVIEW: Kenya Barris Talks 'Jerry West: The Logo,' Kobe; NBA, Trump; 'Black-ish,' + More
The Breakfast Club
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4.4 • 14.4K Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2026
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Today on The Breakfast Club, Kenya Barris Talks 'Jerry West: The Logo,' Kobe; NBA, Trump; 'Black-ish.' Listen For More!
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| 0:37.2 | You're finished or or y'all's done? Morning everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Sholameen de Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building. And he's wearing an athlete chain, right? There's different types of jewelry. There's an artist chain. And then there's an athlete chain. He's wearing an athlete's chain on right now. Ladies and gentlemen, we have director Kenya Barrishead. Welcome. What are you feeling, man? I feel good. Expound on that now. What's it between the athletes and artists chain? There was this thing online that when you see a rapper wear a chain, it doesn't shine like when you see an athlete wear a chain. So, like, if you look at this chain, it's different glisting, it's different shine and dancing right there. They move walking. So why not just a nigga with real money chain? I like that. I like that. Rappers got real money, too. I get something. I like that's debatable. That's debatable, okay? |
| 1:29.1 | Well, welcome, sir. |
| 1:29.6 | How are you feeling? |
| 1:30.2 | I feel good. It's a good stop. Now, uh... How did they trust a black man with the Jerry West document? I was thinking the same thing in the logo. Bro, it's crazy. I got the chance to meet him. to my manager at the time, Brian Dobbins was like, he's interviewing people. |
| 1:45.1 | And I was like, I'm not going to get this job. |
| 1:46.8 | So I was like, but I do get the chance to meet him. My manager at the time, Brian Dobbins was like, he's interviewing people. |
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